Haida

A Story of the Hard Fighting Tribal Class Destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy on the Murmansk Convoy, the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

William Sclater Ted Barris and Grant Macdonald

Introduction by Ted Barris brings the Haida's history up to date

Awarded the Governor General's Award for nonfiction in 1947

Account of Royal Canadian Navy destroyer Haida's service during World War II

Vivid description of Murmansk convoy duty and naval operations leading up to June 16, 1944

Includes 24 contemporary paintings by Canadian artist Grant Macdonald

Haida

A Story of the Hard Fighting Tribal Class Destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy on the Murmansk Convoy, the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

William Sclater Ted Barris and Grant Macdonald

Description

This action-packed, first-hand account chronicles the mission of Canada's most famous naval warship from her commissioning in 1943 to her return to Halifax for a refit in late 1944. The ship began her career on convoy duty from Britain to Murmansk, and the book includes a vivid description of the battle between the HMS Duke of York and the German Scharnhorst that led to the Scharnhorst's destruction. Haida went on to patrol the French coast in the months leading up to D-Day, and then with her sister ships guarded the Western Approaches on D-Day itself, sinking two German destroyers and crippling two more. Commander William Sclater witnessed these events first-hand, and his description-together with paintings by Grant Macdonald-provides a vivid recounting of the heroic days of the Second World War.

Haida

A Story of the Hard Fighting Tribal Class Destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy on the Murmansk Convoy, the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

William Sclater Ted Barris and Grant Macdonald

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Wynford Edition by Ted Barris List of Illustrations Prefatory Note by A.V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty Author's Note Chapters 1-19 Conclusion

Haida

A Story of the Hard Fighting Tribal Class Destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy on the Murmansk Convoy, the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

William Sclater Ted Barris and Grant Macdonald

Author Information

William Sclater worked as a merchant seaman, rubber planter in Malaysia, and journalist before joining the Royal Canadian Navy as an officer in the Second World War. He later worked in public relations. Haida won the Governor General's Award for nonfiction in 1947.